Articles Archive for May 2009

Nissan, Press Release, Racing »

GT-R beats old Nurburgring record – once again

I’m late to post this but Nissan upped the GT-R’s old record time of 7 minutes and 27.56 seconds. The April 23rd lap shaved little more than a second off the GT-R’s time: 7 minutes …

Updated 25 May 2009 | No Comment

Honda, Render, Rumormill »

First news about the 2012 Honda Civic

The next Honda Civic might be a long ways from now but a dinky little drawing has opened a can of whoop ass excitement speculations. But they’re not just speculations … they’re spectacular speculations.
For instance, …

Updated 23 May 2009 | 2 Comments

Green Cars, Toyota, Tuning »

Toyota pimps the Prius with Modellista kits

How do you know a hybrid has made it to the big leagues? When the manufacturer’s own design group launches three design kits.
Starting yesterday, new Toyota Prius owners can deck out their modest hybrids …

Updated 22 May 2009 | No Comment

Lexus, Racing »

Lexus’ 500 HP V10 LF-A Nurburgring entry

Toyota’s come out with photos of two cars they’ll introduce at the ADAC Zurich 24 Hours race at the Nurburgring this weekend. Both Lexus LF-As have been beefed up with a front-mid mounted V10 that …

Updated 21 May 2009 | One Comment

Green Cars, Honda, Randomness »

Jeremy Clarkson calls the Honda Insight “biblically terrible”

Clarkson has a way with cars and if you’ve followed his rants on Top Gear you’ll know he’s never taken too kindly to anything green. Dare he say anything nice about the environment. Anyway, he …

Updated 20 May 2009 | 4 Comments

Japan Only, Randomness »

Google forced to re-do Japanese maps

Bowing to privacy concerns in Japan, Google has announced it’ll reshoot all of Japan for its online Street View map option.
The trouble with the original photos was that the camera taking pictures was mounted high …

Updated 19 May 2009 | One Comment

Foreign Industry, Suzuki »

India gets new $8,000 Suzuki Ritz / Splash

While most of the world, Japan included, calls it the Suzuki Splash, starting today Indians with $8,000 in the bank can call it their new Ritz. In other parts of the world you’d only get …

Updated 15 May 2009 | 3 Comments

Nissan, Randomness, Rumormill »

The Nissan Murano Convertible – really

Brace yourself for this: Nissan’s apprently working, or atleast thinking of working, on a convertible version of the Murano crossover. Sources inside Nissan have told Inside Line the droptop will arrive at dealers before summer …

Updated 14 May 2009 | 2 Comments

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